The African child

A STORY OF AN AFRCAN CHILD

Most of our African parents due to poverty, transferred aggression and impatience kill the genius in their kids.

They flog out the problem solver in their kids.

When the child would take one week to figure out how to Make an electric car with woods, how his parents would be called the parents of the one that invented a car... Just as he is about starting the construction, the mother would use a whip and format his brain.

"is it the expensive firewood that I bought that you are cutting, have you washed all the plates in this house it's now car you want to build, car builder, do you know how much firewood costs and do expect me to cook the food you and your brothers will eat with my hair?"

Each statement is sandwiched with a slap.

Such kills thinking and morale. It makes kid very bitter.

This is how my dream to construct a car with cocoyam leaves was formatted with three wonderful slap on my back when I was 10.

The African child has no support to be adventurous.

The African kid's innovation is killed when he's still trying to start.

The genius in him gets a stupid mockery.

His actions are judged and not his intentions.

Even if you have a mischievous child, causing problems everywhere, be careful with that little child. Be careful enough to separate when he is being unruly and when he's being innovative.

Ask him questions, if he starts crying before talking or if he keeps quiet, give him confidence to talk. When he takes scissors and cut your clothes because the tailor in him is shacking his head, the action may leave you furious at first such you can't remember his/her good intentions, you can scold him but the next day, make sure you go to the market and get her pieces of clothes to practice with. Tell her/him to sew all he wants.

A dream suppressed in a child may never rise again.

The African child do not have access to the best of schools, he doesn't have access to the best enabling environment, he lacks the best of teachers and resources. He is naturally disadvantaged to be an innovator, the last thing he needs is for his mind to be shut from exploring that equal advantage of thoughtfulness.

Many of our parents are great, but we the younger generation should be better. We should let our kids evolve.